If this skepticism lark has taught me anything, its that disagreeing is a beautiful thing. Disagreeing with someone is a hard thing to do, ...

Its just about coming into allergy season again, so today I am turning my attention to a product I’ve seen for sale in a few pharmacies I’v...

Something that I see a lot in on-line debates about alternative medicine is phrases like “I did my own research” or “people should be allow...

I’m sorry, I just could not resist that headline. Whilst working a locum shift the other week, I noticed a couple of new products had l...

I didn’t know Rachel at all. But I was told her story last night, and all of today I have been thinking about her. I don’t know how old she...

There’s no getting away from it, folks. Its sniffle season. For the next 6 months or so, the sounds of sneezes, coughs, and millions of nos...

Cefaly. No, it's not a village in Wales, nor is it a type of cheese (actually, it might be for all I know, but nevermind.) It is instead...

I wrote last year about how I dislike Facebook “Games ” that “Raise cancer awareness” in a vague and most probably pretty useless manner. ...

Ahh. Sunday mornings. They can mean only one thing: bacon. Okay, two things: bacon and tea Whoops, no let's make that three things: baco...

Our Cochrane Collaboration, Hallowed be thy aim. Please have answered my question In your systematic review So I don't have to d...

Imagine there is a door in front of you. There is a person standing next to the door:         "Hey there, pudgy, do you want to be t...

Today it is Hallowe'en. And in honour of one of the scariest, most horrific things to have happened today (the release of What The Docto...

Oh Omega Pharma. Once again you provide me with some juicy blog fodder. XLS - Medical Fat Binder has been on my radar for some time, but ...

"I like it on the living room floor!" "I like it on the kitchen counter!" Blah blah blah. These are the sorts of b...

Imagine you're twelve years old. You're on the cusp of adolescence, a time where you start to move away from the comfort and prote...

"Girls, come over here. You'll be safe from the evil spirit on this side of the vault. A lady came in today and blessed it- you can...